There are 10 ways to get from Zurich to La Rioja by plane, bus, train (Renfe), car, or train
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Fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane ZRH - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Harobus
6h 58m€78–253Fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane ZRH - BCN
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Alfarotrain
8h 34m€76–314Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Logronotrain Alv
16h€176–310Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus N1149
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Logroño Bus Stationbus
21h 25m€82–187Drive 1,274.2 km
- Drive from Zurich to Logroñocar 1,274.2 km
13h 46m€220–318Fly to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL)plane ZRH - RJL
8h 26m€98–411Fly to Pamplona Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Pamplona Airport (PNA)plane ZRH - PNA
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Alfarobus
10h 5m€216–568Fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane ZRH - MAD
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Alfarotrain
8h 44m€90–263Fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane ZRH - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Harobus
9h 3m€129–449Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain 75
- Take the bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Logroño Bus Stationbus
25h 8m€92–144
Zurich to La Rioja by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to La Rioja is to train and bus which costs €90 - €150 and takes 25h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to La Rioja is to fly and bus which takes 6h 58m and costs €75 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Zurich station to La Rioja station. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Logroño Bus Station via Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to La Rioja. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Logrono via Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu and Barcelona-Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h.
The distance between Zurich and La Rioja is 1126 km. The road distance is 1274.2 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to La Rioja without a car is to train which takes 16h and costs €170 - €310.
It takes approximately 6h 58m to get from Zurich to La Rioja, including transfers.
Zurich to La Rioja bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
Zurich to La Rioja train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to La Rioja is to train which takes 16h and costs €170 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €190 and takes 21h 25m, you could also fly, which costs €95 - €420 and takes 8h 26m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and La Rioja, Spain?
You can take a train from Zürich HB to Logrono via Mulhouse Ville, Lyon Part Dieu, and Barcelona-Sants in around 16h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zurich Bus Station to Logroño Bus Station via Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián in around 21h 25m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Logroño-Agoncillo Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport, Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Pamplona Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–480
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–75
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Logrono
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Alfaro
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Alfaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Zürich HB to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +34 945 18 20 60
- alavabus@araba.eus
- Website
- alavabus.eus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Haro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://alavabus.eus/es/inicio
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Logroño Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–23
- Website
- https://jimenezmovilidad.es/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Pamplona to Alfaro
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz - Airport Bus Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to La Rioja bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián station.
Zurich to La Rioja train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Mulhouse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to La Rioja is 1274 km. It takes approximately 13h 46m to drive from Zurich to La Rioja.
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